Curtain protector



Nov. 14, 1939. s. B. CAREY 2.180 328 CURTAIN PROTECTOR Filed May 9, 1938 \NVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 14, 1939 UNITED STATES CURTAIN PROTECTOR George B. Carey, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, assignor of one-half to Elsie Florence Carey, and one-half to Joseph Reuben Guildford, both of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Application May 9, 1938, Serial No. 206,801

4 Claims.

My invention relates to improvements in a, curtain protector, andhas for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a curtain protector embodying a novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts through the medium of which, curtains may be threaded on to curtain rods without danger of tearing the curtains.

The majority of curtain rods on the market, both flat and tubular rods have sharp ends over which curtains have to be threaded. These sharp ends catch into the curtain fabric and make the handling of curtains a delicate task.

In my invention the sharp ends of the curtain rods are covered and the dangers of tearing the curtains when placing them on the rods is eliminated.

The objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a vertical view showing a fiat rod curtain protector with the spring inside.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of Figure l on line 2-2 showing the spring.

Figure 3 is a sectional view of Figure 1 on line 33 showing the spring.

Figure 4 shows the curtain protector on the end of a flat curtain rod. The spring is not shown.

Figure 5 is a section of Figure 4 showing the position of the spring on the flat rod taken on the line 5-5.

Figure 6 is a vertical view of a tubular rod curtain protector.

Figure 7 is a vertical sectional view of Figure 6 on line '|'l with the spring in position.

Figure 8 is a sectional view of Figure 6 on line 88 showing the spring.

Figure 9 shows the curtain protector on the end of a tubular curtain rod.

Figure 10 is a section of Figure 9 on line l0-I6 showing the position of the spring within the tubular curtain rod.

Referring tothe drawing:

The numeral H represents a cap or casing, closed at the end 12 and open at the end it.

The numeral l4 designates a spring comprising a. wire having a U shaped bend shown in Figure 2 with one leg bent forward at an angle of several degrees from perpendicular, a portion l5 of said angular leg being bent backward to a degree approximately horizontal to the perpen- .dicular leg as shown in Figure 1. The portion I5 of the spring it forming an arm for the purpose of preventing the spring from turning in and falling out of the casing H which will be obvious. It represents a conventional type of flat curtain rod with a relatively thin wall in which the end I! is slidably enveloped in the casing II.

The spring M is bent at'lfi for the purpose of allowing easy access of the rod it between the casing H and spring Hi.

It will be noted in Figure 3 that the spring M fits snugly into the casing i I and when the end I! of the rod i6 is inserted in the casing H the spring is compressed thereby causing the casing II to be held tightly onto the rod Hi.

The numeral 2i represents a capor casing, closed at the end 2! and open at the end 22.

The numeral 23 represents another type of spring which may turn without danger of dropping out of the casing 20. The numeral 24 represents a tubular curtain rod with a relatively thin wall in which the end 25 is slidably enveloped in the casing 20.

The spring 23 is formed into a single coil or convolution with extended arms running parallel with each other. It has its ends bent at 26 to permit easy access of the wall of the rod 24 between the spring 23 and the casing 20.

It will be obvious that the construction of the spring 23 is such that when pressure is exerted tending to compress the extended arms of the spring together the coil or convoluted portion will expand simultaneously.

It is also obvious that should the convolution of the spring be compressed the extended arms will expand or spread. In either of the above operations the spring will tighten within the casing 20.

It will be noted in Figure 8 that the spring 23 fits snugly into the casing 20 and when the rod 24 is inserted into the casing 20 the spring 23 will become compressed within the rod and expanded simultaneously at 21 in the casing 20 thereby holding the casing onto the end 25 of the rod 24.

The springs as will be noted are separable from the casings and are so designed that the tension of the springs themselves prevents their falling out of the casings. The springs when weakened from use may be renewed without reconstructing the complete device.

It is obvious that when the end of a, curtain rod is encased with the curtain protector as explained above, the danger of tearing curtains while threading them onto the rod is entirely eliminated and while the preferred embodiment of the device is shown and described it is to be understood that it may be modified in construction within the principle of the invention and the subjoined claims.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A curtain protector for covering the end of a curtain rod, comprising in combination a casing, said casing being open at one end and closed at its opposite end, a removable spring, said spring being completely enveloped by said casing and held in place by its own expansive means, said spring comprising a wire bent to the shape of a U having one leg bent in one direction at an angle of several degrees from parallelism with the other leg, a portion of said angular leg being bent in an opposite direction to a degree approximately perpendicular to the said other leg, the said other leg biased against a side wall of said casing and having its free end bent away from said side wall to form an entrance for the insertion of a wall of the curtain rod between said spring and easing.

2. A curtain protector for covering the end of a curtain rod comprising in combination a casing, said casing being open at one end and closed at its opposite end, a removable spring, said spring comprising a wire twisted into a single coil and having extended arms in parallel being completely enveloped within said casing and held within the casing by its own expansive means, the open end of said casing being adapted to receive the end of said curtain rod, a portion of said spring being adapted to enter the interior of the end of said rod, simultaneous tightening and compression means, said tightening and compression means being provided in said spring by crossing said extended arms at the circumference of said coil causing said simultaneous action as said rod enters said casing.

3. A curtain protector for covering the end of a hollow rod comprising in combination a casing and a separable spring, said casing being open at one end and closed at its opposite end, said spring provided at one end with a convoluted portion terminating with extended arms at its opposite end, said extended arms being crossed immediately beyond said convoluted portion, said casing forming a sheath for completely enveloping said spring, said spring affording means of retention Within said casing, said protector adapted to receive the end of said curtain rod between the interior of the open end of said casing and the exterior of the extended arms of said spring thereby providing a compressing action together on said extended arms and simultaneously tightening by expansion said convoluted portion of the spring within said casing, said simultaneous compressing and tightening action of said spring providing means of holding said protector over the end of said rod.

4. A curtain protector for covering the end of a curtain rod comprising in combination a casing and a separable spring, said casing consisting of a sheath-like receptacle closed at one end, and open at its opposite end for the reception of said curtain rod and said spring, said separable spring comprising a wire having a bend intermediate its ends, said ends extending beyond said bent portion, the whole of said spring being completely enveloped within said casing, said spring adapted to enter the interior of said curtain rod as the rod enters the casing, said spring being self-retaining within the casing due to its own elasticity and adapted to become tighter within the casing as the wall of said rod enters the said casing between the casing and the spring, at least one of said ends biased against a side wall of said casing and bent away from said side wall to form an entrance for the insertion of a Wall of the curtain rod between said spring and casing.

GEORGE B. CAREY. 

